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Birth of a Warrior Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gomez (ranked 3712 p4p, 3954 weight class) and Gatis Krutainis (ranked 141 p4p, 148 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gatis Krutainis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krutainis wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Gomez.
Gomez is struggling to control the position.
Gomez swings wildly with an uppercut but Krutainis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krutainis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gomez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Krutainis looking to slow down the pace here.
Gomez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krutainis is trying to pull guard but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
Luis Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gatis Krutainis.
Gomez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gomez pushes Krutainis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomez digs a right hand into Krutainis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krutainis's gas tank.
Krutainis looks winded!
Gomez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gomez lands with a left to the head.
Gomez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Gomez.
Gomez presses Krutainis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Gomez as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gomez.
Gomez lands a left hand.
Gomez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gomez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gomez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gomez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gomez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Gomez.
Gomez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krutainis backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gomez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gomez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike.
Gomez lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a nice uppercut.
Gomez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gomez avoiding damage.
A short left from Gomez.
Gomez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krutainis backwards.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Krutainis has eaten all the pies!
A right hand to the body from Gomez.
Gomez is working Krutainis over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Gomez.
Gomez scores with a shot to the side of Krutainis's head.
A short left from Gomez.
Gomez lands with a light punch inside.
Gomez lands with a left to the head.
Krutainis letting Gomez take a breather here.
Gomez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krutainiss head.
Gomez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krutainis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Gomez on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands with a left to the head.
Gomez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krutainis up against the cage.
Gomez lands with a left to the head.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gomez.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gomez.
Gomez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gomez.
Gomez cracks Krutainis with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Gomez.
Gomez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krutainis backwards.
Gomez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krutainis backwards.
Gomez lands a body punch.
Gomez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gomez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gomez.
Gomez lands a body shot.
Gomez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krutainiss head.
Gomez lands with a short shot to the head.
Gomez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gomez drops Krutainis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Krutainis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Krutainis is rocked!
Gomez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krutainis backwards.
Krutainis is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomez finish him?
Gomez drops Krutainis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Krutainis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gomez lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Krutainis senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luis Gomez!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tuttle (ranked 2915 p4p, 3429 weight class) and Martins Verdins (ranked 118 p4p, 130 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Tuttle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martins Verdins!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuttle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Verdins tries to keep at a distance but Tuttle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Verdins prevents a body shot from Tuttle.
A right hook to the body lands for Tuttle.
Verdins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Verdins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Tuttle.
Tuttle trying to land knees to the body.
Tuttle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tuttle tries to land knees in the clinch but Verdins avoids the damage to the body.
Tuttle missing with knees to the body.
Tuttle lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Martins Verdins has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuttle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tuttle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Verdins avoids it.
Verdins takes an elbow to the temple.
Verdins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tuttle avoids it.
Verdins should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tuttle missing with knees to the body.
Verdins blocks a body shot from Tuttle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdins prevents a body shot from Tuttle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuttle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tuttle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tuttle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Verdins avoids it.
Tuttle prevents Verdins from breaking the clinch.
Tuttle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Verdins's defenses.
Tuttle lands a good knee to the midsection. Verdins won't want to take too many of those.
Verdins looks winded!
Tuttle looking to throw knees to the head but Verdins is blocking nicely.
Tuttle lands an elbow just above Verdins 's eye.
Tuttle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tuttle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Tuttle.
Verdins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuttle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuttle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tuttle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tuttle digs a right hand underneath Verdins's ribcage. Verdins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verdins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tuttle lands an elbow that stopped Verdins in his tracks for a moment.
Tuttle lands an elbow inside.
Verdins avoiding damage as Tuttle throws knees to the body.
Verdins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuttle looking to throw knees to the head but Verdins is blocking nicely.
Tuttle tries to land knees in the clinch but Verdins avoids the damage to the body.
Tuttle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Verdins takes an elbow to the temple.
Tuttle misses with a knee strike.
Tuttle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verdins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Verdins has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tuttle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Verdins can turn it around.
Verdins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tuttle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Verdins is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verdins has had enough of the clinch but Tuttle keeps him there for the moment.
Tuttle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tuttle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Verdins is defending well for now.
Tuttle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Verdins backwards.
A short body shot lands from Tuttle as the two fighters clinch.
Tuttle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tuttle missing with knees to the body.
Verdins avoiding damage as Tuttle throws knees to the body.
Tuttle lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tuttle.
That has opened up Martins Verdins's cut even more.
Tuttle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tuttle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Verdins backwards.
Verdins avoiding damage as Tuttle throws knees to the body.
Tuttle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuttle works on Verdins's body with a couple of short punches.
Verdins takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tuttle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tuttle as the two fighters clinch.
Tuttle tries to work over Verdins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuttle tries to land knees in the clinch but Verdins avoids the damage to the body.
Tuttle struggles to land a body shot inside as Verdins controls his hands.
Tuttle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuttle lands an elbow that stopped Verdins in his tracks for a moment.
Tuttle trying to land knees to the body.
Tuttle lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Martins Verdins's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Verdins avoiding damage as Tuttle throws knees to the body.
Tuttle misses with a knee strike.
Tuttle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Verdins avoids it.
Nice elbow from Tuttle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuttle misses with a body punch.
Tuttle misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Tuttle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martins Verdins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tuttle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Tuttle.
Tuttle pushes Verdins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Verdins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tuttle after a bit of a struggle.
Tuttle tries a knee to the head but Verdins blocks it.
Tuttle scores with a knee to the head.
Tuttle lands an elbow inside that Verdins shrugs off.
Tuttle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuttle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Verdins blocks it with crossed arms.
Verdins managing to block the knees to the body from Tuttle.
A hook to the body from Tuttle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuttle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tuttle pushes Verdins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tuttle with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuttle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Verdins is breathing heavily.
Tuttle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tuttle lands an elbow inside.
Martins Verdins's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttle tries a body shot but Verdins blocks it.
Tuttle tries to work over Verdins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuttle presses Verdins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tuttle tries to land knees in the clinch but Verdins avoids the damage to the body.
Tuttle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verdins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuttle lands a nice elbow.
Tuttle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tuttle can't find room to land a body shot as Verdins controls the action.
Tom Tuttle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tuttle missing with knees to the body.
Tuttle prevents Verdins from breaking the clinch.
Tuttle struggles to land a body shot inside as Verdins controls his hands.
Verdins blocks a body shot from Tuttle.
Tuttle missing with knees to the body.
Tuttle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tuttle blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle tries a body shot but Verdins blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tuttle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Martins Verdins's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tom Tuttle!
A very excited looking Tom Tuttle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Feliciano De Vigilancia (ranked 3667 p4p, 4714 weight class) and Alex Barnes (ranked 347 p4p, 411 weight class). The key to victory for Feliciano De Vigilancia has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Feliciano De Vigilancia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but De Vigilancia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Vigilancia throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes feints the counter takedown.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
De Vigilancia misses with a straight left.
De Vigilancia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and De Vigilancia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Vigilancia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes moves away from the strike by De Vigilancia.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Vigilancia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Vigilancia throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
De Vigilancia misses with an uppercut.
Barnes misses the body punch
enabling De Vigilancia to counter with a crisp jab.
De Vigilancia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes wants to clinch up but De Vigilancia keeps it at a distance.
De Vigilancia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Vigilancia throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vigilancia looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from De Vigilancia.
De Vigilancia staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Vigilancia manages to avoid it.
De Vigilancia misses with an uppercut.
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Vigilancia defends it well.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Vigilancia throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes takes a swing at De Vigilancia's ribcage but misses.
De Vigilancia throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vigilancia has hold of Barnes's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barnes is taking a breather. De Vigilancia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
De Vigilancia is controlling Barnes's position as best he can from this difficult position.
De Vigilancia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnes on the ground.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes moves into full mount! De Vigilancia won't be happy about that!
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
Barnes tries to control but De Vigilancia wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barnes lands a big shot there that rocks De Vigilancia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is landing with some decent strikes but De Vigilancia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
De Vigilancia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barnes lands a couple of good shots and De Vigilancia has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Barnes scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Barnes loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can De Vigilancia hold on?
Barnes lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Barnes.
Barnes scores with strikes from the back.
Barnes is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
De Vigilancia looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Barnes lands with a hammerfist to the side of De Vigilancia's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Barnes. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Barnes.
Barnes connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for De Vigilancia to escape the position.
Barnes scores with punches from the back.
Will Barnes go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Barnes is working the ground and pound. Can De Vigilancia escape?
De Vigilancia tries to escape but Barnes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Barnes lands punches and elbows.
Barnes is working the ground and pound. Can De Vigilancia escape?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Barnes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Feliciano De Vigilancia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from De Vigilancia misses.
De Vigilancia misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a single leg into guard. De Vigilancia didn't expect that.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Vigilancia's head.
Barnes cracks De Vigilancia with a solid left hand.
De Vigilancia wants to stand and escape but Barnes is having none of it.
De Vigilancia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but De Vigilancia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes pushing down on De Vigilancia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barnes winds up and cracks De Vigilancia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barnes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barnes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barnes breaks from De Vigilancia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount and De Vigilancia is in trouble!
Barnes dominating with strikes here.
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Vigilancia?
De Vigilancia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Vigilancia tries to reverse the position but Barnes maintains control.
Alex Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Vigilancia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a big shot there that rocks De Vigilancia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
 De Vigilancia is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh De Vigilancia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Vigilancia's face.
Barnes breaks from De Vigilancia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes lands a big elbow.
De Vigilancia is bucking up trying to escape but Barnes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barnes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
De Vigilancia tries to lock up and control but Barnes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barnes controlling from the full mount.
Barnes looking to finish De Vigilancia with some ground and pound. This is bad for De Vigilancia!
Barnes dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount and De Vigilancia is in trouble!
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Vigilancia wants to control but Barnes is having none of it.
De Vigilancia working to try and regain half guard.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
Barnes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount and De Vigilancia is in trouble!
Barnes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barnes lands with some strikes.
Barnes looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has De Vigilancia covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Barnes!
An out of breath Alex Barnes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Dean (ranked 4250 p4p, 5551 weight class) and Mondo Morales (ranked 577 p4p, 674 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mondo Morales!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
Dean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morales steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Morales with the counter takedown but Dean avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Morales.
Dean has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Morales drops his hands momentarily and Dean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Mondo Morales has been cut.
Morales misses with a shot to the body
and Dean counters with a nice right hand that sends Morales toppling to the canvas! Morales scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dean finish him?!
Morales is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morales moves out of range of the strikes.
Morales is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dean with a body shot.
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dean misses with a lunging right hand
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Dean throws out a loose jab but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morales.
Dean throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick from Morales is predictable there
and Dean counters with a nice right hand that sends Morales toppling to the canvas! Morales scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dean finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales backs away from a small jab... but Dean lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Morales crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Dean with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Matthew Dean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tourney Warrior (ranked 3152 p4p, 3753 weight class) and Subject Fourteen (ranked 306 p4p, 353 weight class). Fourteen has chosen Nicky Jam & Post Malone Sunflower as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tourney Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Subject Fourteen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior throws a leg kick but Fourteen checks it.
Warrior lands a leg kick that knocks Fourteen off balance momentarily.
Warrior definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warrior.
Warrior scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Fourteen.
Some bone on bone action there as Fourteen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Warrior loads up on a big right hand but Fourteen slips the punch.
Fourteen wants to counter the offense by Warrior and move into the clinch position.
Fourteen dodges the punch combination from Warrior.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Warrior pushes Fourteen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Warrior on the inside.
Warrior lands with a right to the head.
Warrior misses with some punches.
Warrior swings wildly with an uppercut but Fourteen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warrior lands with a light punch inside.
Warrior lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Warrior scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Warrior struggles to land a body shot inside as Fourteen controls his hands.
Fourteen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Warrior just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from Warrior.
Warrior lands a left hand.
Fourteen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fourteen tries to break free but Warrior pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fourteen is still on wobbly legs! Can Warrior finish him?
Warrior misses with some punches.
Warrior lands a big right hand that drops Fourteen! The killer instinct kicks in and Warrior finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Warrior!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tourney Warrior!
Tourney Warrior seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Lahey (ranked 2938 p4p, 3695 weight class) and Seok Yi (ranked 288 p4p, 348 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yi's choice of entrance music: Chris Travis - We Up. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Lahey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seok Yi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Lahey. That snapped Yi's head back.
Yi scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Yi.
Lahey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shao Kahns Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Yi instigates a clinch.
Lahey swings wildly with an uppercut but Yi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yi.
Nice body punch from Yi.
Yi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yi can't find room to land a body shot as Lahey controls the action.
Yi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lahey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yi pushes Lahey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lahey lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lahey.
Lahey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
A short right from Yi on the inside.
Yi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lahey blocking some punches.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lahey lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Yi.
Yi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lahey.
Lahey stalling in the clinch.
Yi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lahey seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yi can turn it around.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yi.
Yi misses with a punch to the body.
Lahey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lahey.
Lahey throws a punch but it's blocked by Yi.
A nice left hand lands by Yi.
A short right from Yi.
Lahey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Yi.
Yi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lahey working hard to break the clinch.
Yi has a couple of punches blocked by Lahey.
Lahey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lahey looking to slow down the pace here.
Lahey blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi lands a right hand.
Lahey lands with a left to the head.
Lahey takes a shot to the head.
Yi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
Yi pushes Lahey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lahey.
A head punch on the inside from Lahey fails to land.
A short right from Yi on the inside.
Yi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
Yi blocking some punches.
Lahey lands a shot to the body.
Lahey lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yi.
Yi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lahey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lahey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi has a couple of punches blocked by Lahey.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yi.
Lahey lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Lahey scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Yi.
Lahey blocking some punches.
Lahey working aggressively here.
Yi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yi cracks Lahey with a nice body shot.
Yi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
Yi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lahey.
Yi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lahey blocking some punches.
Lahey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lahey has a couple of punches blocked by Yi.
Lahey throws a punch but it's blocked by Yi.
Lahey blocks an uppercut.
Lahey takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lahey is looking to control Yi's arms but Yi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lahey has his back to the cage.
Lahey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yi tries to throw a body punch but Lahey avoids it by throwing Yi back against the cage.
Yi blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yi.
Yi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lahey backwards.
Lahey misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lahey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lahey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lahey.
Lahey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yi tries to clinch up but Lahey circles away and keeps his distance.
Lahey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lahey has time to react.
Lahey takes one to the side of the head.
Lahey is rocked!
Yi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lahey.
Oh Lahey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yi lands the left hand.
Lahey misses with an uppercut
and Yi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seok Yi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Yi as he connects with a hook.
Yi cracks Lahey with a hook to the temple - Lahey is on wobbly legs here! Yi swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lahey falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Yi wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Seok Yi!
After the fight, Seok Yi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Jim Lahey had this to say: 'I just haven't been the same since my Bo Bandy left me.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 1639 p4p, 1964 weight class) and Michael Bostic (ranked 172 p4p, 196 weight class). Bostic has chosen Move as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Bostic!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adeoluwa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa passes into side control, despite Bostic's attempt to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Bostic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bostic is looking to reverse the position.
Bostic taking a bit of punishment here - Adeoluwa scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bostic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bostic is looking to regain half guard here but Adeoluwa keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
You can see the frustration on Bostic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bostic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Adeoluwa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bostic has hold of Adeoluwa's hands but Adeoluwa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adeoluwa lands a nice short elbow.
Bostic is rocked!
Adeoluwa lands a big elbow - Bostic is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Adeoluwa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chukwu Adeoluwa!
Chukwu Adeoluwa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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